Transcendental photo op of our time, my friends
by Dover Bitch

How hard is John McCain trying to keep Georgia in the news? He’s sending his wife, Cindy, there for a photo op with president Mikheil Saakashvili.

SACRAMENTO — Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, is headed to the Republic of Georgia, where tensions between the government and Russia have sparked international concern and have become an issue on the presidential campaign trail.

McCain announced to a group of fundraisers in Sacramento that his wife was headed to the country, but the campaign did not provide any details about the trip.

McCain has been very aggressive in his condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Georgia, and his campaign has been critical of Obama’s more measured response when Russian tanks first pushed into the country.

You’ve got to hand it to him. Four years ago, George Bush tried to change the subject by sending his wife and kids to New York. At least McCain’s wife is heading to an actual war zone. Even scarier, there are rumors that Dick Cheney may be hunting in Tbilisi.